Manoj Kumar
Certified Scrum Master | Agile Project Manager | IT Delivery Leader | Banking & Financial
- Role
- Scrum Master at Tata Consultancy Services
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Manoj Kumar
PSM II Certified Scrum Master with 3 years of Agile leadership and 15+ years in IT delivery, driving high-per forming teams across Life Sciences, Banking, Insurance and Telecom. Proven expertise in facilitating Scrum ceremonies, backlog management, and Agile coaching to accelerate value delivery and enhance team performance.Experience in IT delivery across Life Sciences, Banking, Insurance, Telecom and Communication domains.Skilled in facilitating Agile ceremonies, coaching cross-functional teams, and driving Agile maturity, resulting in improved delivery predictability and team performance.Proven expertise in backlog management, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement, ensuring alignment of sprint goals with business objectives.Adept at leveraging tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, and dashboards to enhance transparency, streamline reporting, and accelerate value delivery.Key Highlights:Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies for cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, UX, DevOps), improving sprint velocity by 20% and reducing spillovers through effective backlog grooming and estimation.Partnered with Product Owners to refine and prioritize backlogs, aligning sprint goals with business objectives and ensuring adherence to the Definition of Ready/Done.Enhanced delivery transparency by implementing Jira dashboards & burndown charts, reducing manual reporting effort by 20%.Coached teams on Agile principles and servant leadership, driving Agile maturity improvements and promoting self-organization.
Experience
Scrum Master
May 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.Removed team impediments and coached the team on Agile principles and best practices.Worked closely with Product Owner to ensure a well-groomed and prioritized Product Backlog.Shielded the team from external distractions, enabling focus on sprint commitments.Tracking sprint progress using Jira and ensured transparency through burndown charts and dashboards.Fostered a culture of continuous improvement through regular retrospectives and actionable feedback loops.Coached team members on Agile values, fostering self-organization and cross-functionality.Collaborate with stakeholders to align sprint goals with business objectives and delivery timelines.Supporting estimation and capacity planning to ensure realistic sprint commitments.Promote Agile maturity across the organization through training sessions and one-on-one coaching.Ensuring adherence to Definition of Done and Definition of Ready for consistent quality delivery.Encouraged collaboration between development, QA, UX, and DevOps teams.
Education
Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences (SHUATS)
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Technology
2016 — 2018
KAMLA NEHRU INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, SULTANPUR
Bachelor's degree, Business/Commerce, General
2006 — 2009
Skills
- Web Design
- Javascript
- Web Development
- Illustrator
- Graphic Design
- Jquery
- Photoshop
- Online Advertising
- Logo Design
- Css
- Digital Marketing
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Advertising
- Html
- Creative Direction
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